Course Catalog 2006-2007

College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences

Health Science - Public Health

Health science courses are concerned with fundamental issues in human health and disease and are, therefore, interdisciplinary in both scope and content. They have been designed not only for students anticipating careers in medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, medical technology, physical therapy, cytotechnology, and numerous other health care professions and services, but for all students interested in individual and community health, the clinical and paramedical arts, and the biomedical sciences. Health sciences courses are listed under two designations: 1) Health Sciences; 2) other disciplines.

Health Science Courses

Courses

U = for undergraduate credit only, UG = for undergraduate or graduate credit, G = for graduate credit. R after the credit indicates the course may be repeated for credit to the maximum indicated after the R. Credits beyond this maximum do not count toward a degree.

Health Sciences (HS)

U 195 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.

U 201 Living Well: Health and Disability 2 cr. Offered autumn and spring. The development and implementation of exercise programs for individuals with physical disabilities or chronic illness.

U 295 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

U 320 American Indian Health Issues 2 cr. Offered spring. Same as PHAR 320. An overview of the health issues, health care delivery and payment that affect American Indians.

UG 325 Clinical Issues in Geriatrics 2 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., junior standing or consent of instr. An interdisciplinary seminar featuring didactic presentation and clinical demonstration of the assessment and management of health and social issues of older persons.

U 326 Geriatric Practicum 1-3 cr. (R-3) Offered spring. Prereq., HS 325. Service learning experience in geriatrics in a setting compatible with the student=s major and interests.

U 327 Montana Gerontology Society Meeting 1 cr. (R-3) Offered spring. Attendance and participation in the Montana Gerontology Society meeting held annually in April.

U 389 Recent Advances in Clinical Medicine 1 cr. (R-3) Offered spring. Prereq., junior or senior standing. Weekly presentations throughout the semester by local clinical medical practitioners describing in non technical terms recent advances in their specialities.

U 395 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-12) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.

UG 430 Health Aspects of Aging 3 cr. Offered spring. Same as HHP and SW 430. Overview of the health aspects of aging in the United States including biological theories of aging, normal physiological changes associated with aging systems, common pathological problems associated with aging, cultural and ethnic differences in the health of elders, health promotion and healthy aging, and the health care continuum of care for older persons.

UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-12) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.

Public Health

Kari Harris, Acting Chair

The public health program is an interdisciplinary program that offers the Master of Public Health degree and a public health certificate. The program is designed to prepare public health practitioners to address the challenges of rural and global health issues. Distance learning technology is used to allow working professionals to participate. This program addresses current and forecasted needs for graduate education in public health. Its focus on rural population health problems assists in promoting improvement in the health of the people of Montana and throughout the world.

Special Degree Requirements

For the M.P.H. degree, all students must successfully complete 36 graduate credits. The following core courses are required:

Electives offered by other departments may be used to create a plan of study that tailors the learning experience to the needs of the student.

Courses

U = for undergraduate credit only, UG = for undergraduate or graduate credit, G = for graduate credit. R after the credit indicates the course may be repeated for credit to the maximum indicated after the R. Credits beyond this maximum do not count toward a degree.

Public Health (PUBH)

G 510 Introduction to Epidemiology 3 cr. Offered autumn. Principles and methods of epidemiologic investigation, descriptive and analytic epidemiology techniques, disease frequency, risk determination, study designs, causality, and validity.

G 520 Fundamental of Biostatistics 3 cr. Offered spring. Parametric and nonparametric methods. Data collection, storage, retrieval, transformation, analysis and interpretation. Applications for biomedical sciences.

G 530 U.S. Healthcare System and Policy 3 cr. Offered autumn. The U.S. healthcare system including the rural system. Organization, management, evaluation, and finance. Federal and state policy.

G 540 Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health 3 cr. Offered spring. Behavioral and social factors relevant to the identification and solution of public health problems, principles of health behavior change, applications, and assessment of interventions.

G 550 Community-Based Health Research 3 cr. Offered summer. Prerreq., PUBH 510 or equiv. and consent of instr. Historical, conceptual, values, ethics, and socio-cultural aspects of community-based research, building partnerships, working with diverse populations, developing a research proposal and participatory evaluation.

G 560 Environmental and Rural Health 3 cr. Offered autumn Relationship of people to their physical environment, how this relationship impacts health, and efforts to minimize negative health effects.

G 580 Rural Health Issues in a Global Context 3 cr. Offered summer. Prereq., 15 core credits and consent of instr. Analysis of public-health themes. Focus on rural concerns and transnational influences. Includes human rights, health equity, mobile and vulnerable populations, and transnational competence.

G 595 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-12) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.

G 599 Professional Paper 3 cr. Offered every term.

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